Get help to stop smoking: consult your doctor or pharmacist.

I'm afraid I've been meaning to post all day, but now have about 5 minutes in which to do it, before the siren song of school work pulls me away from you all. So I'll briefly respond to everyone's concerns.

1) 'The', as you may have suspected, is none other than Yohei, a.k.a 'The Butter Head', a.k.a. 'Jigga-rashi'. I hope this clears up a lot of confusion and sexual fantasy.
2) Riffs: I also don't think it's a matter of melodic combination vs. chord progression. It's more like the Supreme Court's definition of pornography--you know it when you see it (and so do I). Here's my vote for "You Really Got Me". Also the Brandenberg Concerto. Strangely, I think that "Smells like" is a riff, but "Deeper than Beauty" is not. Don't ask me why.
3) Paul: I do not, and have never watched the West Wing, but I'm pretty sure the creator is named Aaron Sorkin.
4) Petr Nedved is Czech.
5) hours. of. fun.